Glossary
Administration : See Bureau
Agency:
Any government Cabinet level or equivalent organization, independent or
otherwise. For example: Department of the Interior, Environmental
Protection Agency, Federal Labor Relations Authority, etc.
Bureau:
A subordinate organization within a government agency. For example: Census
Bureau, Food and Drug Administration, Forest Service, etc.
Department:
An executive branch organization whose secretary is a member of the
President's cabinet.
Edition:
A new printing of an item that contains well-defined variations --
pagination, publisher, series number, author, title, etc.
Government author:
See Publisher
Issuing agency: See Publisher
Jacket number:
A five or six numerical digit code assigned by GPO to all jobs submitted
for printing or procurement by different Government agencies. This number
ordinarily is found on the last pages of the publication. For example:
461-539, 91-532
Map : A two-dimensional representation of a portion of a planet's surface,
including navigational charts, in which the text or illustrative material
is subordinate in extent or importance to cartographic content.
Monograph: A non-serial publication complete in itself or intended
to be completed in a finite number of parts.
Office : See Bureau
Preprint :
A portion of a publication issued in advance of the completed publication.
Publication:
Any Government issuance, whether it is a pamphlet, book, serial, map,
microfiche, floppy diskette, compact disc, etc. The same basic
classification rules apply to all.
Publisher:
The person, firm, or corporate body undertaking the responsibility (i.e.
authority) for the issuance of information products (such as pamphlets,
books, serials, maps, microfiche, floppy diskettes, compact discs, etc.) to
the public.
Reprint:
A new printing of a publication which has no changes from the original. The
text, series number, pagination, etc., are the same.
Separate
:Reprint of an individual article from a Government publication.
Serial
:A publication in any medium which:
a) is issued in successive parts bearing numerical or chronological
designations;
b) is intended to be continued indefinitely; and
c) has a title that is common to all issues.
The original intent of the publisher is important when considering
requirement "b" above. There will be instances that meet requirements "a"
and "b", but each issue has distinctive title only, and therefore, it
cannot be considered to be a serial.
Series
A common title assigned to a continuing group of publications.
Manuals are updated as needed. Please, e-mail susan.matveyeva@wichita.edu with suggestions and questions.
